Siege of Cahir Castle

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Siege of Cahir Castle
Part of the Nine Years' War
Cahir Castle
Date 26–29 May 1599 Location Cahir Castle, County Tipperary Result English victory Crown forces take the castle
Belligerents
England Loyalists	Irish Alliance
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Essex	James Galdie
Strength
4,000–5,000	Several hundred in garrison 5,000 more in the vicinity
Casualties and losses
low	80–100 killed

The siege of Cahir Castle took place in Munster, in southern Ireland in 1599, during the campaign of the Earl of Essex against the rebels in the Nine Years War (1595-1603). Although the castle was considered the strongest fortress in the country, Essex took it after only a few days of artillery bombardment. However, Queen Elizabeth dismissed her commander's achievement, claiming the defenders were merely a "rabble of rogues".